PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

MSS (Result: First Class First), Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh). MA (Result: MERIT), School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester (UK). US Institute Fellow (had guided programs at the United Nations Secretariat, US Department of State, World Bank and IMF Headquarters, CNN Studio, USAID, US Department of Treasury, US Capitol, New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, US Federal Courthouse, Brookings Institution, New America Foundation, Heritage Foundation). Visiting Scholar,  Global Governance Research Program (Shanghai, China). Certificate/Trainings Received : Project Evaluation (Mitacs, Canada), Fundamentals of OCAP (First Nations Information Governance Centre, Canada), Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building (Bangladesh Centre for Terrorism Research), Refugee 101 (Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba, Canada),  Advanced Training on Research Methodology (Social Science Research Council, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh). Additional Trainings Received: Silva UltraMind ESP, Emergency First Aid CPR Level C/AED (Canadian Red Cross). Scholarships Awarded: Equity and Merit Scholarship (UK), International Graduate Entrance Scholarship (Canada), International Graduate Scholarship (Canada). Stipend Received : Awarded (for 5 years) by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka in recognition of achieving double STAR  marks in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examinations in Arts Group. Study/Research Grants Received: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh), University Grants Commission (Bangladesh), Fudan University (China), University of Manchester (UK), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State (USA). Previous Work Experiences: Worked at (prior to joining at JU) Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), North South University. Community/Volunteer Services: St. Amant (Canada), Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (Canada), Sam's Place (Mennonite Central Committee, Winnipeg, Canada). Girl Guides (former), Bangladesh Girl Guides Association. General Secretary (2009 -10), Bangladesh Students' Society, University of Manchester Students Union (UK).

Courses Taught 

INT 303: International Political Economy

IR 203: Economic Diplomacy

IR 303: Women and Gender Studies

IR 307: Environmental Impact and Climate Change Negotiations

IR 301: Strategic Studies

IR 403: International Affairs of East Asia and the Pacific

IR 407: International Politics of Africa

IR 502: International Security

IR 602: Research Methodology

RESEARCH INTEREST

Strategic and security studies, climate crisis, women's leadership and participation.

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